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Iranian Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, who has been sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, arrives for a news briefing, in the northwestern city of Tabriz, Iran, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. Ashtiani's sentence of death by stoning, which Iran has put on hold, has brought harsh condemnation from the U.S., the European Union and rights groups who are demanding Tehran stay the execution. It has further strained Iran's relations with world powers, already tense over the country's disputed nuclear program. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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